RSL LifeCare Veteran Services will receive a $5.4 million grant to develop a new Veterans’ and Families’ Hub in Queanbeyan.

The Hub will be established by RSL LifeCare, working in partnership with RSL NSW and other local ex-service organisations, to develop the dedicated space to support veterans and their families, say the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Keogh and Member for Eden-Monaro, Kristy McBain.

The Queanbeyan Hub will connect to 10 RSL sub-branches in the ACT and in nearby NSW to provide outreach services across the region.

With more than 4500 veterans in the Queanbeyan region and more than 22,000 in the ACT, the hub will be important to ensuring veterans and their families across the region can access services and supports close to home.

The Queanbeyan hub is part of the federal government’s $46.7 million commitment to deliver 10 Veterans’ and Families’ Hubs across the country.